Cesspool and trap.



J. G. HAYES. GBSSPOOL AND TRAP. APPLICATION FILED mmzz, 1909.

Patented Feb, 1, 191.0.

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JOSEPH G. HAYES, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 BRU'IHEBS INC,015 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A. CORPORATIGN OF INDIANA.

CESSPOOL AND TRAP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1919.

Application filed March 22, 1909. Serial No. 485.111.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrir G. Hares, citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cesspools andTraps, of which the following is a specifica tion, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in cess-pools or sinks and traps,as hereinafter described in this specification and particularly pointedout in the claim.

The objects of this invention are, to provide a sink or cess-pool havingan interior catch or filtering basin and an exterior overflow basin; anda further object is to provide a suitable trap or water seal for saidcess-pool or sink. I attain these objects by means of the sink orcess-pool illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which likenumerals of reference designate like parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my invention of a cess-pool andtrap thereof, showing both embedded in the ground; Fig. 2 is a sectionaltop view of said cess-pool or sink, and taken along the line 2-2 in Fig.1; and, Fig. 3 is a top view of said cess-pool and trap or sinkpreferably rectangular in form; and Fig. l is an enlarged brokeirofl'detail sectional view of the deflector showing a supporting lug.

The cess-pool or sink is composed of the outer basin 1 and the innerremovable catchbasin 2, both of which basins are preferably rectangularin form. The removable catchbasin 2 is preferably made slightly smallerand shallower than the outer basin 1 in order to provide water spacesbetween the exteriors of the walls of said inner basin 2 and theinteriors of the walls of the outer basin 1, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

The top edge portion of the outer basin is provided with an outwardlycurved or flared portion 3, and the protecting grate 4 fits into thesaid flared portion of said outer basin 1 to be flush with the top edgethereof. The removable basin 2 is situated centrally in the outer basin1 and is supported in position therein by the corner bearing blocks 5formed integral with the outer basin 1, so that said interior basin 2may be readily removed out of the permanently fixed outer basin 1 whenoccasion requires it, as the removal of mud, sand or other deposit.

The conductor 6 is preferably formed concave on its top surface and saidconcave surface is situated next to the under side of the grate 1-, andthe outer edges of said conductor fit into the interior top open portionof the outer basin 1. Distance and supporting lugs 7 are provided on thebottom edges of said conductor, to support and retain it at a fixedposition beneath the grate 4., and, at the same time, to maintain it asufiicient distance above the top edge of the interior or catch-basin 2to provide a space between the bottom edge of the conductor 6 and thetop edge of the interior or catclrbasin 2 to form an overflow space,whereby, when the interior basin 2 is filled to overflowing, thesuperfluous water may readily flow through said space into the outerbasin 1. The bottom edges of the lugs 7 are jogged to fit into the opentop side of the interior catch basin for the purpose of retaining saidconductor in position over the open top side of said interior catchbasin.

The trap 9 is provided with a flange 10 which is fitted to the bottom ofthe basin 1 to form a water tight joint and is secured to the bottom ofthe basin 1 over the trap opening 11. On the outer end of the trap 8 isformed a clean-out 12 in which is screwed or otherwise secured the lid12. A back water valve 14, preferably of aluminum, is seated 011 thevalve seat 15 formed in the clean-out 12 of the trap 9, and the stem 16of said valve is formed square and is of such a size that the cornersthereof fit in the round bore of the guide 17 to work freely therein, sothat said stem will slide longitudinally and freely in said guide andwill not be liable to stick, being less liable to be clogged by dirt orother matter that may enter the bore of the guide 17 that may be carriedin the water passing through the trap 9. Water passing into the trap 9will readily raise the aluminum valve 14, it being a very light metal,to permit the water to pass into the spigot branch 18. The spigot 18 isformed integral on the trap 9 and may be connected to a sewer or othersuitable service pipe for conveying waste water or sewage.

This entire apparatus, consisting of the cess-pool and the trap, ispreferably embedded in the ground or floor of a cellar, so that thegrate 4 will be flush with the surface of the floor or ground. Theremovable lid 18 is also situated flush with the floor, so that said lid13 may be readily removed to clean out the trap when occasion requiresit.

I claim:

In a cess-pool, the combination with an exterior basin having an openoutwardly flaring top side, a grate fitted in said open outwardlyflaring top-side, a removable catch-basin having an open top side, saidbasin situated centrally in said exterior, and corner blocks formedintegral with said exterior basin'upon which said interior removablecatch-basin rests, of a deflector having an open upper flaring portionand a lower open reduced portion, said deflector fitted into the openoutwardly flaring top side of said exterior basin, depending supportinglugs having jogged bottom end portions, said lugs formed integral withsaid deflector, and a suitable trap.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH G. HAYES.

lVitnesses THOMPSON R. BELL, O. T. BANTON.

